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My name is Rustam Safaraliyev,
Safaraliyev, and I am Deputy Head of
Crises Centre (CMC) of the Ministry of Emergency Situationsof Azerbaijan Republic
Republic.. Taking into consideration thatdisasters taking place both in Azerbaijan and worldwide
the Ministry in general and the Crises Management Centre
in particular, set a high value to exchange of international
experience
experience.
p. notablyy with those countries fface withmany kinds of devastating disasters.
disasters. Japan is located inhighly disaster prone area and it ought to be ready towithstand such kinds of natural cataclysm and to advanceand improve disaster management system.
system. Japan is thecountry that has wide experience in this area
area.. My interestis related to comprehension of disaster management
system of Hyogo prefecture,
prefecture, one of the most vulnerable
places of Japan in terms of disasters.
disasters.
Th ADRC Visiting
The
Vi iti ResearcherRh program has
h provided
id d thethopportunity closely familiarize myself with Japanesesystem of disaster preparedness, mitigation and response
in a local level and interconnection between appropriate
state bodies and local communities
communities.. I believe this program
will enrich and deepen my knowledge of disastermanagement.. I would like to take this opportunity to
management
express my sincere gratitude to all the ADRC staff for theircooperation and assistance, and to wish them great
success in all their future efforts.
efforts.
•

GENERALINFORMATIONLOCATIONAZERBAIJAN extends between longitude 44° and 52°
east and latitude 38°and 42° north
AZERBAIJAN borders with
IRAN ((765 km)) and Turkeyy ((15 km)) on the south,
RUSSIA (390 km) on the north,
GEORGIA (480 km) on the north-west and
ARMENIA (1007 km) on the west.
¥

There is approximately 800 km of coastline
along the Caspian shore in the east.

POPULATION
To July of 2014
2014,, population of the Republic of Azerbaijan
was estimated at 9,686
686,,210
About 54
54,,1 percentp
off p
population
plive in towns,, while
45,9% in villages
45,
villages.. Men constitute 49
49%% of population, while
women 51%
51%. Male–Male–female ratio is 1000 to 1039.
1039.

TERRITORY
86,6 thousand square km (forests 1286,
12%%, water basins
1.7%, sown area 54,
54,9%, including 31
31..1 % pastures andhayfields, 31
31..4% other lands).
lands).

BAKU
the city of winds..
BAKU is the capital of the Republic ofAzerbaijan. It is a large scientific, culturaland industrial centre.
BAKU was first mentioned in the Book of
the Dead by the Egyptian Pharaoh
Minesan in 3,500
3 500 BC.
BCBAKU is situated on the shore of the
Caspian Sea in the south of the Absheron
peninsula It covers an area of 2,200
peninsula.
2 200
square km and has a population of 2
million.
BAKU has 11 administrative districts and5 settlements.
BAKU situated at the parallel of 40°.

The 2015 European Games, also known
as BakuBaku2015
2015 or Baku 2015 European
Games (Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani:: Bakı 2015 Avropa
Oyunları),Oyunları), will be the inaugural edition of The
European Games ,anan international multi
multi-sport event for athletes representing the
National Olympic Committees (NOCs)
of Europe.

It will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan,from 12 to 28 June 2015,
2015, and will feature
over 6,000 athletes from 50 NOCs competingin 20 sports

SILK ROAD

Azerbaijan at Crossroads

NATIONAL LANGUAGE
Azerbaijani language is the state official language of Azerbaijan and the mean of linguistic
communication of the 9 million population of the country .
Besides, Azerbaijani is also spoken by 20 million Azerbaijanis residing in the Islamic Republic of
Iran. Several millions of Azerbaijanis reside in Russia, USA, Turkey and Western Europe.
R
Regardlessdl
off their
h current country off residence,d
A b
Azerbaijanis
still
ll can understanddd eachh otherheasily. There are over 30 million speakers of Azerbaijani at present.
Genealogically, Azerbaijani language belongs to the Turkic group of languages and, together
with closely associated Turkish, Turkmen and Gagauz languages, forms the southwestern groupof Turkic languages.

NATIONAL SYMBOLS
According to the Article 23. The symbols of the Republic ofAzerbaijan:
I. The national symbols of the Republic of Azerbaijan are the national
flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, the national emblem of the Republicof Azerbaijan and the National Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The National Flag

The National Emblem

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS(Article 105, labor code of the Republic of Azerbaijan)
Holidays of the Republic of Azerbaijan are the following:
New Year Holiday (January 1 and 2)

State Flag Day (November 9)

Women Day (March 8)

Day of Constitution (November 12
12))

D off ViDay
Victorytover ffascismi (M(May 9)National Revival Day (November 17
17))

Day of Republic (May 28
28))

Day of Solidarity of World
Azerbaijanis (December 31
31))

National Salvation Dayy off Azerbaijani
jpeople (June 15
15))
Day of Armed Forces of the Republic ofAzerbaijan
j (J(June 26
26))
Day of State Independence (October
18))
18

Novruz Holiday – five days
Gurban Holiday – two days
R
Ramadand H
Holidaylid – twot d
days

RELIGIONBACKGROUND

According to paragraphs 1-3 of Article 18 of theConstitution the religion acts separately from thegovernment, each religion is equal before the law andthe propaganda of religions,religions abating human personality
and contradicting to the principles of humanism isprohibited. At the same time the state system of
education is also secular.
The peculiarities of the historical development of
Azerbaijan, its geographical position and the national
composition of the population created favorablepof different religions
gin theconditions for the spreadcountry. Such religions as heathenism, Zoroastrism,
Judaism, Christianity, Islam and others managed tospread over the country in different periods of time,interacted with one another and established the specificreligious life in the country. Azeri population wereconverted to Islam with by the early representatives ofthis religion in the 18th year of Muslim era (639).

RELIGIONIN PRESENTISLAM:: Approximately
ISLAM
ppy 93 % of the ppopulationp
are muslims.
Islam is represented by such trends as Shiizm, Sunnism andShafiism in Azerbaijan. The policy of openness recently
conducted in the country created conditions for the spread of anumber of other trends and Sufi sects in the regions of thecountry.

JUDAISM:: There are three communities of Jews-Mountain Jews,
JUDAISM
Ashkenazi Jews and Georgian Jews Azerbaijan. Nearly 16 000
Jews reside in the country.
CHRISTIANITY:: Christianity is represented by Orthodoxy,
CHRISTIANITY
Catholicism and Protestantism as well as a number of sectariancommunities in Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan
Five Armenian-Gregorian
communities have been registered in the country.
ALBANIAN--UDI CHURCH:
ALBANIAN
CHURCH: Though the number of people
belonging to the Albanian-Udi Christian religious community
differs from that of others yet it's distinguished for its nature,content, religious and political importance. To date of 6000 of 10000 people of Udi ethnic community live in Azerbaijan including
peoplep compactlypy residingg in the Nich village
g of Gabala
4400 pdistrict.

Azerbaijan has great potential for the development of the tourism industry - with such fascinating sights as
ancient cities,
cities palaces,
palaces fortresses,
fortresses mausoleums,
mausoleums and mosques.
mosques As is well known,
known 9 climate zones exist in
Azerbaijan, out of the 11 in the world.

Historical Monuments: There are more than 6 thousand historical architectural monuments on they of Azerbaijan..
j
In Surakhani,, there is a site of eternal flame. From ancient times,, fire
territory
worshippers from remote places, and even Indian priests, came to Absheron in search of fire, and found it
here. They built large temples here in Surakhani and in Ateshgah.
Nature,, Landscape,p , Seashores: The natural climatic conditions of Azerbaijan
j are unique.
q
Azerbaijanjis endowed with picturesque natural landscapes, monuments of culture and modern tourist resorts.
The Khudat-Yalama seacoast, bordered by forests, and the seashores of Absheron and Lankaran are
fine places for recreation and relaxation. In these places, there are fine sandy beaches with steadywater
t temperaturestt
off 22-26
22 26 C forf fivefi or more months,
th whichhi h provide
id forf a longlswimmingii season.
Alpinism: The most attractive areas for Alpinism and winter sports are Shamakhi and Gusar.

Medical tourism: In Azerbaijan are a number of health resorts and spas,
spas
creating an opportunity for treatment of many illnesses yielding to natural
therapies. Most of the resorts with mineral spas also function as tourist centers.
N kh hiNakhchievan
i especiallyis
i ll richi h ini mineralil sources; theth only
l knownkddepositit offmedicinal petroleum in the world - Naftalan - is completely unique.
Hunting: Many types of animals and birds are objects of licensed hunting, andin the reserves they are very easy to watch and photograph. In particular, theGizilagach reserve, where in the winter months more than one million
individuals from two hundred species of birds of passage gather, is ideal for thispurpose.

NAGORNO KARABAKH
CONFLICTIn 1988, towards the end of Soviet rule, Armenian secessionists began a
bloody war against Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan As a result of aggression against theRepublic of Azerbaijan 20 percent of its territory, 890 towns andcities, villages and settlements were occupied, 904,214 people
became refugees, 20,000 people were killed, 50,000 people were
wounded or became invalids; according to initial calculations the caused
damage constituted 60 billion USD. Despite a 1994 cease-fire, Azerbaijan
has yyet to resolve its conflict with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakhgenclave. Occupied by the local Armenian troops to this day, this conflict has
not officially ended Negotiations have so far failed to produce a permanent
peace agreement.

GEOGRAPHYLANDSCAPE
Th Republic
TheR
bli off Azerbaijan
A b ij isi situated
it t d ini theth Alp-Himalayan
Al Hi lmountaint i belt.
b lt TheTh
three mountain ranges are the Greater and Lesser Caucasus, and the Talysh
Mountains, together covering approximately 40% of the country. The highest
point in the countryp
y is on Mount Bazarduzu ((4,485,
m above sea level)) situated in
the Greater Caucasus. Lowlands and plains make up the other 60% of the country.
The average height of the country is 657 m above sea level, however 18% of thecountry is below sea level The complexity of a landscape causes nonuniformfformationti off climaticli ti zones andd createst verticalti l climate
li t zones, etc.
t
Azerbaijan does not extend over a large geographical area, and muchof the differentiation of landscapes is due to the variation of altitude.
Landscapes are influenced by climate, soil, and habitats that changewith increasing altitude. Landscapes replace each other with height,
graduating from lowland plains, semi desert, steppe, forest, alpine
meadow to subnival communities at the greatest heights of themountains, creating landscape zones at different altitudes.

CLIMATE
Taking into consideration distribution and features of regime of weather temperature andatmosphere precipitations, as well humidity circumstance in Azerbaijan Republic, 8 of 11
climate patterns of the Earth (according to V.V.Keppen) are determined here. Many of thesepatterns are divided into semi-types.
p
yp
TEMPERATURE: The climate varies from subtropical and humid in the southeast to
subtropical and dry in central and eastern Azerbaijan. Along the shores of the Caspian Sea it
is temperate, while the higher mountain elevations are generally cold. Baku, on the Caspian,enjoys mild weather that averages 4 °C (39.2 °F) in January and 25 °C (77 °F) in July.
RAINFALL: Most of Azerbaijan receives little rainfall, only 152 to 254 millimeters (5.98 to
10.00
1000 in) annually on average.
average As a result,result agricultural areas require irrigation.
irrigation
Approximately 14,500 km2 (5,598 sq mi) of the land is irrigated. The greatest precipitation
falls in the highest elevations of the Caucasus but also in the Lankeran Lowlands of theextreme southeast. The yearly average in these areas can exceed 1,000 millimeters (39.37
in).
in)
The absolute temperature maximum (46C) and minimum (-32C) are registers on the plainsaround Araz in Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, characterized by its continental climate

FLORA
There are more than 4100 plant species in the territory of Azerbaijan. More than 200 ofthese plants are endemic.
“Eldar Shami” pine tree can be found only in Azerbaijan and neighboring Georgia.
Caspian Lotus (“Sanagullesi”) which can be found in the delta of Kura River has unique
beauty.
“Tugai” forests that have grown after Kura, Araz and Alazan floods, protect the groundand are located in the coast of rivers, which have strong water flow and cross dry
plains.
Thesehfforestshhaverich
h reserves off oak,k poplar,lwillowll
andd hazelh l trees.
The foothills with the height from 600-700 m to 1800 m are covered with forests thathave oak, hornbeam, beech, huge birch trees and also ash-tree. These forests cover
more than 10% of the territory of Azerbaijan Republic. Highland forests have water
waterprotective and soil-protective characteristics and have good hunting, recreation andtourism potential.
Broad-leaved highland forests of Talish-Lankaran region are very important. Ancient
speciesi
off pink
i k siris,
i i
h
heavy
argan tree andd immersedid argan tree.

FAUNA
There are more than 12000 animal species in Azerbaijan
Republic. They consist of 92 species of mammals, 350
pof birds, 49 speciespof reptiles,p
9 species
pofspeciesamphibians, 88 species of fish and 10 species of
invertebrates.
There are several zoogeographical provinces in Azerbaijan
Republic and each of these provinces has specific animal
species-fauna complex.

WATER RESOURCES
RIVERS: The main sources of water in Azerbaijan are the surface waters.
However, only 24 of the 8359 rivers are greater than 100 km in length. Of them
8 188 rivers
8,188
iare lesslth 25 kilometers
than
kil
t
i length.
inlth All theth riversid i intodrain
i t thethCaspian in the east of the country, through three main river basins - the Caspian
Basin, (rivers draining directly into the Caspian), the Kura basin (in western andcentral Azerbaijan)j ) and the Araz basin. Artificial rivers ((canals)) and p
ponds are apart of Azerbaijan's water systems

UNDERGROUND WATERS: Underground
Undergro nd waters
aters constituteconstit te 24

million m3 in a day (8.8 km3 in a year) being formed in foothills ofGreat and Little Caucasus and plain areas, Nakhichevan and Talish
rangesg of the country.
y Presently,
y 5 million m3 or only
y 20% ofoverall resources are used in a day. It shows possibility of widely
usability of underground water potential of the country in water
deficiency period.

TECHNOLOGICALHAZARDS
Azerbaijan has large
large-scale
scale oil and gas industry facilities in
Baku and its suburbs and heavy chemical industry, mainly
concentrated in the city of Sumgait. Moreover, 443 km of
the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan
Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan pipeline run through Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan
It has the capacity to export 1 million barrels of oil a day
and includes two pump stations in Azerbaijan. Anotherpotentiall technologicalh ll hazardhd is theh Metsamor
M
nuclearlpower plant, located in the seismic zone close to the
Armenian border.

NATURAL HAZARDSANDCASE STUDIESECOLOGICALHAZARDSThe following are the principal ecological problems of
Azerbaijan• The pollution of water resources by way of introduction ofcontaminated water, including transnational pollution;•The
Th supply
l off llow-quality
li water to iinhabitedh bi d regions,itheh llossof fresh water prior to it delivery to the end consumers,
insufficient development of sewer systems;•Air ppollution from industrial pplants and transport
p vehicles;;•Degradation of soil (erosion, desertification, etc.);•Improper regulation of industry and housing, as well as
hazardous solid wastes;•Decline in biological diversity;•Decline in forest reserves and fauna,, especiallypy fish reserves

SEISMICITY
The territory of Azerbaijan which is included into the Alpine
folded system is characterized by a high seismic activity. In
the territory fault zones with different direction create avery complex geological structure. Such heterogeneity of
distribution of seismicity is connected with a various level ofactivity of separate parts of fault zones.

ACTIVE FAULTS IN THE TERRITORY OF AZERBAIJANSEISMIC ZONATION MAP OF AZERBAIJAN

Massive earthquakes
observed in the
Epicentres’ map of earthquakes
territory of Azerbaijan (M≥5,0)happened in Azerbaijan territoryin 427-1930.
Republic
According to its seismic features
Azerbaijan is considered one ofth mostt dthedangerous seismici i zones.
zones
For instance, in 735 during
Daralayez Earthquake,that lasted for 40 days,
y 40
thousand people died.
Shemakha Earthquake occurredin 1663 was attended by cavings-in
and landslides in the mountainous
areas and resulted in 80 thousandsof the dead.
In 1869 during the another
Shemakha Earthquake the death toll
had reached 200 people.
İn 1902 as a result of Shemakha
Earthquake the town itself andhundreds villages around weredestroyed, about 7 thousands houses
were collapsed, 146 people died.

SEISMICITYCASE STUDY

Another area where happened destructive
earthquakes is Ganja region. In this area
happened strong earthquakes in 427 (M ≈6.7;), in 1139 (M ≈ 6.8;), in 1235 (M ≈5.7;). In 1139, not far from Ganja, amassive earthquake occurred, as a resultof which eight of the most beautiful lakes
were created. One of them is the pearl of
Azerbaijan, the amazing Goygol Lake. A
Reserve of the same name is situated here.
The nature of the Reserve is rich in forestbbeauty,blblue llakes,
k charming
h
i bi
bird
d songs
and the aroma of trees and flowers.
Göygöl LakeSEISMICITYCASE STUDYOn November
O
N
b 25,
25 2000 two
consecutive quakes with themagnitudes 6,5 and 5,8 stroke
the capital of Azerbaijan –Baku city. Intensity of thequakes in coastal regions ofApsheronpeninsulawasabout 6-7. Some minor
damages were incurred tobuildings No human loss wasbuildings.
registered as a primary resultof the earthquake.

MUD VOLCANOS
Mud volcanoes are pervasive within the Republic of Azerbaijan. There are over 220
mud volcanoes in Azerbaijan (Absheron Peninsula, Gobustan, southeast Shirvan
plain, Samur-Davachi plain terrane, both Absheron and Baku Archipelago. The
biggest are Galmas, Toragay, Big Kanizadag etc. Most of them have a cone shape.
Their height varies in the range from 20 to 400m,
400m whereas base diameter may varyfrom 100 to 4500m.
Besides onshore mud volcanoes there are buried volcanoes and offshore mud
volcanoes. There are over 140 offshore mud volcanoes within the Caspian Sea. Eight
Islands within Baku archipelago were generate by mud volcanoes eruptions (KharaZira, Zanbil, Garasu, Gil, Sangi-Mughan, Chigmil etc).
Mud volcanoes are one of the visible signs of the presence of oil
and gas reserves under the land and sea in the Caspian region.
p are a related p
phenomenon. These occur when a
Gas seeps
pocket of gas under the ground finds a passage to the surface.

MUD VOLCANOSCASE STUDY

An impressive
impressi e volcanic
olcanic eruption
er ption
occurred in 2001 in Azerbaijan, butthere were no casualties or
evacuation warnings.
warnings The biggest
flames burned for about five minutes.
Then there was another huge
explosion and then they calmed
explosion,
down to about 10 or 20 metres (32 or
65 feet) high. The flames could easily
be seen from 15 kilometres away on
the day of the explosion, and werestill burning, although at a lower level,y later.
three days

MUD VOLCANOSCASE STUDY

Shikhzayirli mud volcano erupted in
Gobustan region of Azerbaijan on March
13, 2011.Witnesses heard explosions
b f
beforetheh eruption, mudd brecciab
erupteddand then fire blazed up in the territory of
the volcano.The fire had an altitude
above 50 m. Experts and rescuers of the
Ministry of Emergency Situations
immediately arrived at the site toprevent any emergency situation. Afteri activation
its
i i
d
decreased
d and
d mud
d flows
flwere seen in some bald peaks. Deep
grikes were created around the crater.
The mud volcano didn
didn'tt threaten the
nearby villages.

MUD VOLCANOS
photosFLOODS/LANDSLIDESHeavy showers on the territory of Azerbaijan Republic often lead to floods withdamages and human casualties. Moreover, hail fall is observed on the territory
duringg warm p
periods. Theyy cause damage
g to agriculture.
g
Hail diameters sometimes
are about 30–50 millimeters, which results in total destruction. About 1.2 million
hectares of land in Azerbaijan are vulnerable to floods, which can cause considerable
loss of life and property. A substantial part of central Azerbaijan could be flooded incase off damage
d
t the
to
th MingechevirMi
h i watert reservoir
i in
i the
th west.
t
Another major reason of occasional landslides in Azerbaijan
landslides in rural regions of Azerbaijan is semi-nomadic animalhusbandry As a result of increasing livestock in the country on thehusbandry.
semi-nomadic principle, the land is subjected to erosion, resulting inlandslides. Among others another noteworthy cause of landslides oilpand other wastes from the Soviet period.

FLOODSIn Azerbaijan floods occur mostly in Kura
and Araz rivers.
Water consumption in the majority ofrivers in the territory of Azerbaijan Republic isobservedbd mainlyl dduring theh perioddb
betweenspring and summer. Due to the fact that thelevel of Caspian sea had increased theinundation of onshore areas are getting of vital
importance.
In 2003 in the begining of April intensesnow melting along with heavy rains brought
about heavy increase of water consumption in
K
Kura
river
i
that
h in
i iits row lled
d to overflooding
fl di
the water out of Kura river.
In May of the same year river flowing
through Neftchala region overflown andddestroyedd protectioni embankments
b k
and
d the
h
territories designed ( designated) for
agriculture activity was inundated.
In Araz river floods occured in 1936,
1938 1946,
1938,
1946 1951,
1951 1963,
1963 1968,
1968 1969 years. The
Thhigh level of water in the rivers are observed
during spring and spring and summer droughseasons as well as during the floods.

FLOODS
CASE STUDYIn May 2010 unusually large
amounts of rain in Southern
Azerbaijan caused the Kura River torise to its highest level in over 100
years, bursting dams and overflowing
onto
nearbyvillagesvillages.
This
unprecedented level of flooding hit
hardest in the Sabirabad, Imishli, Saatli
districts,, which is near the confluenceof the Kura and Araz rivers. More than
24,000 people were affected with tensof thousands of homes flooded or
destroyed and 50,000 hectares offarmland inundated.

LANDSLIDESCASE STUDY

On 7 March 2000, a major landslide involving an area of 15 ha occurred in the Bayilzone of the Sabayil district, south of Baku city center. The landslide in the Bayil slope
destroyed dozens of shops, apartments and gas stations. After the incident, it was
decided to move roughly 300 families from this territory. The slope in later years also
experienced
i
d few
f
minor
i
l d lid whichlandslides
hi h ledl d Baku
B k City
Cit Administration
Ad i i t ti tot examinei thetharea and make a final decision on razing houses in this territory.
Analysis of the landslide mechanism and its causes revealed that it was a single
compound slide with one slip surface, which was triggered by intense rainfall during
October and November 1999 (more than the average annual precipitation occurred
within two months).
D to the
Due
h low
l
permeability
bili off theh soil,il theh groundwaterdtable
bl wasslowly recharged; but the investigations after the disaster showedthat the crack openings in the landslide zone had allowed a significant
loweringg of the water table. Some water leakage
g from utility
y linescrossing the slide may also have had a detrimental preparatory effect.

FIRES
Deciduous/leaf bearing forests dominate mainly in Azerbaijan, therefore
forest fires are not specific for the republic. But fires happened as a resultof anthropogenous impacts can cause to extinction of various species offlora and fauna. Majority of fires occur due to burning of fields after corn
reaping mainly in arid cycle. So that 7 forest fires happened in 2002
g g of hay,y, then trees appears
ppin springp gcovered 46 ha area. But fire-fanging
summer seasons in Talish ranges. Six forest fires happened in 2007
covered 88.3 ha area, four forest fires in 2008 covered 25.3 ha area.

EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENTSYSTEMDecree of
the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on
establishment of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of
the Republic of Azerbaijan“For the purpose of providing prevention of natural and manmade disasters and fires, elimination of their consequences,management of activities of the relevant bodies responsible forrescue and rehabilitation works by one centralized system,
organizationi i andd realizationli i off civil
i il defensed fworkk ini theh country,
the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic ofAzerbaijan is established.”

Ilham ALIYEV
The president of the
Republic of Azerbaijan
Baku, 16 December, 2005

MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE MES
Protection
P
i off populationl i andd territories
i i fromffires
fi andd disasters;diPrevention of emergency situations and elimination of their consequences;Ensuring of safety rules in water basins, building sites, industrial and mining
enterprises and safe momovement
ement of small ships in state waters
aters
Establishment and proper management of the State Resource Fund;Organization of protection of strategic objects exposed to natural, man-made andterror threats
threats, neutralization of radioactive wastes;Organization of quick response to emergency situations and management of
humanitarian aids;
Organization of management rescue
rescue-searching
searching and first aid
aid, aviation and othertransport life-saving operations in case of emergency
Organization of awareness-raising activities among population regarding life
safety rules and measures, methodical guidance over respective work done in thisfield by state bodies and public organizations etc.

CRISIS MANAGEMENTCENTER
Crisis Management Center is the executive body of the Ministry of
Emergency Situations which controls over operative and effective
management andd coordinationdoff theh forcesfandd facilitiesf l
off theh
Ministryduring accident-rescue
accident rescue operations,operations
in emergency prevention, response and rehabilitation activities,
compilation, classification, analysis of information received via “112” hot-line
and other assistant stations off the Ministry,y relevant executive authorities aswell as other sources,making relevant decisions with regard to them and ensuring duly
implementation of the decisions.

THE STRUCTURE OF CRISES MANAGEMENT CENTER

OPERATIONALDEPARTMENT

DEPARTMENT OFINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGIES,
STATISTICS ANDANALYSIS

RESERVECONTROLCENTER

112 CALL
CENTER

THE MINISTRY OF EMERGENCYSITUATIONS OF AZERBAIJANREPUBCLIC“112 CALL CENTER”of
CRISES MANAGEMENTCENTER

Operates
24¥7 ensuring the activity of the Ministry of Emergency Situations
aswell as other government bodies based on information provided by the
citizens and other sources

When it is necessary to apply to “112 Call Center”
In case of natural and man-made disasters
In case of fire or emerging the situations that could lead to fires
In case of being children and the sick ones behind the locked door or in a helplessstate
In case of severe road traffic accident
In case of accidents the during
g the construction works or at any
y other industrialffacilitiesor there is probability off such accidents that could lead to severe
consequences

In case of emergence of the need to conduct rescue operations on the water
In case of CBRN materials detection or containers designed for storage or transportation ofsuch materials as well as detection of lost ammunitions and explosives
In case of another types
yp of emergencies
gor there is the need to conduct rescue
operationstitot save thosethlost
l t ini theth fforest,t mountains
t i andd sailed
il d a b
boatt ffar outt andd soon

Exceptionally when it is not possible to apply directly to another relevant services(police, state fire protection service, ambulance, emergency gas service

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Due to this function it is possible to send messages
to the subscriber phone’s display various information
about ongoing or shortly coming up events in particularplaces such as emergencies, weather forecast or traffic jams
and so on. This system is capable to send about 500 000
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In April, 2011 UNICEF, in partnership with the Government of Azerbaijan, organized seminar in Baku to discuss national
efforts to ensure safety and protection of children against future disasters. This “Hyogo Framework for Action and Disaster R
Risk
isk
Reduction in Education” seminar brought together government officials from different ministries, and staff from the UN, national
national andinternational NGOs to discuss the Hyogo Framework for Action The group also discussed the country’s progress so far and way
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their project “Supporting Disaster Risk Reduction amongst Vulnerable Communities and Institutions in Azerbaijan”. This EU
EU--funded
initiative emphasizes the need for a systematic approach to disaster risk reduction and advocates for mainstreaming a childchild-focu
focusedsed
DRR policy and strategic framework into existing policies, planning and programs for education or in some other way related totodisaster preparedness.
preparedness
UNICEF will continue preparing children and vulnerable communities to respond to future disasters, and that everyonepresent will be active in advocating for and implementing measures that will help reduce the disastrous consequences of natural
naturalhazards on children and women in Azerbaijan. The seminar should also lay an important foundation for improving existing
governmental strategies and documents on disaster risk reduction in Azerbaijan with a particular focus on education,
UNICEF’s
UNICEF s approach to DRR in education is at two levels - policy level dialogue on curriculum and disaster management
management,
coupled with school based interventions reaching, in particular, teachers and schoolchildren. Children are important first be
becau
cause
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they are the most vulnerable in a disaster, but also because they possess unique abilities to contribute to the creation of a cu
culturelture ofsafety and prevention.
Concluding remarks of the seminar included:
It is important to spread information and knowledge on the Hyogo Framework and DRR in education at national and local
levels. The idea of having similar events at district level was suggested by UNICEF.
DRR is everybody’s responsibility. All line ministries implementing state programs and work plans should integrate DRR into
their planning. Inclusion of children with disabilities into all school
school--based activities and improving early warning and detection
detection in
the area of flooding are important.
The key to success in implementing the HFA and indeed any DRR intervention is coordination between all respective parties
and ministries not just in education. By starting and in some cases maintaining coco-operation between all key stakeholders and if
possible using existing coco-ordination mechanisms, the issue will be remain a high priority.

A conference held on 10th August 2010 to sum up the “Supporting Disaster Risk Reduction
amongst Vulnerable Communities and Institutions in Azerbaijan” project co-implemented by the
UNICEF, Ministries of Education and Emergency Situations. The project is part of the Disaster Risk
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UNICEF Deputy Representative in Azerbaijan Rashed Mustafa told of the aims of the project realized
since 2010. Speakingpg at the meeting,g, UNICEF Coordinator for DIPECHO Aisloingg Falconer p
pointed out
disaster response monitoring had been carried out in 10 pilot schools in six regions of Azerbaijan overpreparation and emphasized the importance of disaster response education at schools.
The conference discussed mechanisms of national coordination for disaster risk education in
educationd ti andd ffuturetprojects
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Sub-Regional Office of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) for
Central Asia and the Caucasus and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, withsupport from UNDP, hold a workshop on National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction on 20 October 2010 in
Baku.
The workshop will brought together representatives of the relevant Government ministries including the
Ministry of Emergency Situations, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Ministry of Health and Ministry ofIndustry and Energy, bilateral donors, international and national NGOs and media. Ms. Goulsara Pulatova,
Regional Coordinator of UNISDR Central Asia & Caucasus office and Mr. Abdurahim Muhidov, HFA Coordinatorfacilitated the Workshop.
The overall purpose of the meeting was to bring together all stakeholders in the area of disaster risk
reduction (DRR) and potential partners of the National Platform to discuss ways to improving national
coordination in disaster risk management and risk reduction, as well as reporting on the progress achieved in
the country. The UNISDR officers will make presentations on UNISDR, the activities in the region of Central Asia
and Caucasus, the Hyogo Framework for Action, the structure and the contents of the national report on HFA.
The country reports are used in compilation of the regional progress reports, and in the Global Assessment
Report which is published every two years, at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. The sessions of
the Global Platform were held in 2007 and 2009, and the next one is planned for May of 2011 in Geneva.
The idea of the workshop was first discussed and agreed with the Government of Azerbaijan in December
2009 when UNISDIR sent a mission to Baku to introduce its mandate to the Government and establish contacts
with the relevant governmental and non-governmental organizations, UN agencies and international NGOs
working in the country.